Compassion in the Passion
With Fr. John Rooney
April 11 - 13, 2025
Compassion in the Passion – a Palm Sunday Weekend Retreat Apr. 11-13, 2025
with Fr. John Rooney
Retreat starts Friday with rosary and Mass at 8:00pm, ends Sunday with Noon lunch.
Compassion in the Passion
This retreat will focus on the Passion of the Lord in anticipation of Holy Week.
Fr. Rooney described, “I asked for help in prayer, and the idea came to me to give short reflections to lead people to pray with the Scriptures for the different moments of the Triduum, with a focus on imaginatively entering into the hearts of people in the scene.”
The title “Compassion in the Passion” reflects this focus on the heart, especially the Sacred Hearts of Our Lord and Our Lady, pondering all the movements of their hearts during the events of Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday.
Fr. Rooney hopes that the scriptural reflections will prompt retreatants to spend time in personal imaginative prayer with the events of Holy Week with a focus on the persons and their experiences in those moments.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House offers a sanctuary of prayer and recollection on a spacious acreage near Waverly. There are 50 single rooms, each with a private bath. Retreats typically begin with a Rosary and Mass at 8 p.m. Friday, and end with Sunday Mass and lunch.
We want our retreats to be accessible to everyone, please consider an additional donation, or contact the Retreat House to inquire about financial assistance or if your parish pays part of the cost. If the retreat you’re interested in is full, contact us to be put on a waiting list. A few double rooms are available upon request. Airport transportation to/from LNK or OMA is also available upon request.
In-person at the Retreat House or at-home, live stream and on demand recordings. In-person retreats include meditations by the retreat master, the sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, the Liturgy of the Hours and other devotions, extended opportunities for silence and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
About the Director
Fr. John Rooney
Ordained a priest in 1989, Father Rooney comes from Kansas City. His first assignment was at St. Teresa Parish in Lincoln. He was most recently pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Shelby and now teaches at St. Gregory the Great Seminary where he is Spiritual Director, Assistant Professor and Director of Technology. He has served […]
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